Data sheet
View crop Data sheet EcoPortMoringa oleifera
| Description | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Life form | shrub, tree | Physiology | deciduous, single stem, multi stem |
| Habit | erect | Category | forage/pasture, fruits & nuts, vegetables, materials, ornamentals/turf, medicinals & aromatic, forest/wood, environmental |
| Life span | perennial | Plant attributes | grown on small scale |
| Ecology | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Optimal | Absolute | Optimal | Absolute | ||||
| Min | Max | Min | Max | Soil depth | deep (>>150 cm) | medium (50-150 cm) | |
| Temperat. requir. | 20 | 35 | 7 | 48 | Soil texture | medium, light | heavy, medium, light |
| Rainfall (annual) | 700 | 2200 | 400 | 2600 | Soil fertility | moderate | low |
| Latitude | 10 | 10 | 20 | 30 | Soil Al. tox | ||
| Altitude | --- | --- | - | 1000 | Soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Soil PH | 5.5 | 7 | 5 | 8.5 | Soil drainage | well (dry spells) | well (dry spells), excessive (dry/moderately dry) |
| Light intensity | very bright | clear skies | very bright | cloudy skies | |||
| Climate zone | tropical wet & dry (Aw), steppe or semiarid (Bs), subtropical dry summer (Cs) | Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Killing temp. during rest | no input | Killing temp. early growth | no input |
| Abiotic toler. | Abiotic suscept. | ||
| Introduction risks. |
| Cultivation | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | Max | |||
| Product. system | home garden, small scale (manual) | Crop cycle | 210 | 330 |
| Cropping system | Subsystem | Companion species | Level of mechanization | Labour intensity |
| Uses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Main use | Detailed use | Used part |
| food & beverage | vitamins | leaves |
| food & beverage | minerals | leaves |
| food & beverage | vitamins | fruits |
| food & beverage | minerals | fruits |
| food & beverage | vitamins | seeds |
| food & beverage | minerals | seeds |
| food & beverage | lipids | seeds |
| food & beverage | vitamins | roots |
| food & beverage | minerals | roots |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | leaves |
| animal food (feed) | vitamins | bulbs |
| animal food (feed) | minerals | bulbs |
| material | timber wood | bark |
| material | lipids/oil & fats | seeds |
| material | cosmetics & perfumery | seeds |
| material | dye/tannin | bark |
| material | dye/tannin | stems |
| material | fibres | stems |
| fuels | fuelwood | bark |
| fuels | petroleum substitutes/alcohol | seeds |
| medicinal | skin applications | seeds |
| medicinal | immune system applications | flowers |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | exudates |
| medicinal | blood system applications | exudates |
| medicinal | genitourinary system applications | seeds |
| medicinal | nutritional applications | seeds |
| medicinal | blood system applications | roots |
| medicinal | digestive system applications | stems |
| environmental | windbreak | entire plant |
| environmental | shade & shelter | entire plant |
| environmental | pollution control | |